Letters to the editor for March 27, 2013

My wife Terri and I have thoroughly enjoyed being active fans of the College of Central Florida’s sports teams over the years, and this year was an incredibly special year to be a fan of the CF men’s basketball team.

Winning the 2013 national championship was not only a wonderful accomplishment by the players, but also for the college, the fans, AD Bob Zelinski, as well as head coach Tim Ryan and his staff.

Coach Ryan had a very special group of highly skilled, and very unselfish players this year, who jelled as a team, and always played for the team, rather than for themselves personally. Tim should be commended for his calm, and professional approach to coaching. He is truly a credit to the college, and our community.

Well done Patriots!

Rich Feeley

Ocala

Stand up for low-income seniors

Amendment 11 has become nothing short of a volleyball being tossed from our state legislators to voters, then grabbed away by County Commissioners who threw seniors and this tax exemption over to the churches and charities.

Commissioner Zalak remarked that it was “too much red-tape” for the county when an article in the Star-Banner reported last week that “the county had the money all along.” Now on the defensive, Zalak’s new advice was for seniors to go to Marion County Senior Services (partially funded by United Way).

Voters did not vote to have our low-income seniors used as a volleyball in political bait and switch legislation! This is why members of our community are joining together on behalf of seniors and on behalf of 61 percent of voters in Marion County who voted “yes” to Amendment 11 because voters wanted to help low-income seniors be able to stay in their homes and receive the tax exemption Amendment 11 offered them.

Amendment 11 should not become a “political issue” for commissioners who admit the county has the money for this but they still refuse to do the job they were hired to do for the seniors who have contributed for 25 years to the “good of the community!” Join with members of the Marion Senior Advocacy to stand up for low-income seniors.

Tom Frauenshuh Sr.

Ocala

Carson has the answers

My fellow Americans, I recently discovered there are a lot of brilliant folks in our nation who have answers to most of our government problems in Washington. I was watching Sean Hannity and this black man was speaking who was so impressive with his brilliance, the simplicity of his solutions to the problems our Congress has wrestled with for many years. I had never heard of this man even though he has been a very famous brain surgeon worldwide for a very long time.

This man began telling how he was born into poverty as the son of a 13-year-old mother. He related how his mother forced his brother and himself to read. She gave them two books a week to read and write her a report on each book. His mother would go through the reports pretending to be reading them and make an X or check mark in some places. The two boys did not know until they were grown that their mother was unable to read. What a wonderful mother to take that chance the boys would find out she could not read at all. What a success story this man is and even more impressive is the calm, smooth, nonpolitical way he went on solving this nation’s problems one by one in such a simplistic manner. It made you wonder why someone had not put forth the solutions he so easily explained.

I would vote for him against anyone I have ever listened to give their views on how to solve the problems we have. Most of all, he has a personality that would bring our nation together and teach us how to live like he does. His name is Dr. Ben Carson, author of “America the Beautiful: Rediscovering What Made This Nation Great.”

Wilbur Hatcher

Ocala

Get with the program

Contrary to what Sen. John McCain and others may believe, the American people who support the Rand Paul filibuster “are reflective of the views of the majority.” Sen. Paul’s filibuster was much bigger than the man himself or even the substance of his policy positions on the use of drones.

Rand Paul’s actions gave voice to the desires of patriotic Americans who have demanded, for far too long, that members of Congress stop “compromising” and “making deals” with the out-of-control Obama regime. Paul’s actions gave voice to the desires of patriotic Americans who have demanded, for far too long, that Congress stop pontificating and talking tough and actually take concrete actions to stop the abuses of the out-of-control Obama regime. Moreover, his actions illustrated just how easy it is to actually take a stand.

The time for choosing is upon you. Sen. Paul started a firestorm that will soon engulf the political landscape and you can either get with the program or be engulfed by the political flames. Until the abuses of the out-of-control Obama regime are put to a stop, the American people expect you to follow Paul’s example. You can stop our nation’s out of control spending by simply refusing to fund it. You can stop Obamacare by simply refusing to fund it. You can stop Barack Obama’s repeated usurpations of the Constitution by simply choosing not to fund them. And you can stop idiotic legislation simply by filibustering it. Again, the time for choosing is upon you.